If someone lives in New York, he's a New Yorker - they are entitled to the best medical system in the world.

Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.

There is no moral equivalency between those who would kill using children, innocent civilians, children and adults, in their homes and in their places of worship, to that of a government that is seeking those terrorists before they can engage in that awful activity.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York.

This Budget reflects a choice - not an easy choice, but the right choice. And when you think about it, the only choice. The choice to take the responsible, prudent path to fiscal stability, economic growth and opportunity.

We are one America. If we work together across party lines, there's no problem we can't solve and the 21st century will be America's greatest century.